{"id":45455,"date":"2026-03-24T08:37:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=45455"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:07:44","slug":"igor-thiagos-22-goal-explosion-seals-dream-brazil-call-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/premier-league\/igor-thiagos-22-goal-explosion-seals-dream-brazil-call-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Igor Thiago\u2019s 22-Goal Explosion Seals Dream Brazil Call-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Igor Thiago\u2019s remarkable rise in English football has reached a new milestone, as the Brentford FC striker has received his first-ever call-up to the Brazil national team.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old forward has been in scintillating form this season, netting 22 goals and establishing himself as one of the most lethal finishers in the Premier League. His consistent performances have not only powered Brentford\u2019s attacking threat but also caught the attention of Brazil\u2019s national selectors.<\/p>\n<p>Thiago, known for his physical presence, sharp movement, and clinical finishing, has been scoring goals \u201clike nothing,\u201d turning into a nightmare for defenders across England. His ability to convert chances under pressure has made him one of the standout strikers of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Currently training with Brazil for the first time, Thiago could not hide his emotions after receiving the call-up. Speaking about the achievement, he described it as the \u201cbiggest accomplishment\u201d of his life, a moment that reflects years of hard work and persistence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Igor Thiago\u2019s remarkable rise in English football has reached a new milestone, as the Brentford FC striker has received his\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":45456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4650],"tags":[3988,2707,2147,4985,3686,3918,1823,4984,4986,3954],"class_list":["post-45455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","tag-brazil-football-federation","tag-brazil-football-team","tag-brentford","tag-brentford-striker","tag-david-ornstein","tag-english-premier-league","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-igor-thiago","tag-scoring-goals","tag-striker"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45455"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45457,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45455\/revisions\/45457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}